Radio Health Journal | Segment Archive

Doctors’ Clothes: Reason to Change?

>> November 22, 2015

Controversy has broken out over the doctor’s traditional white lab coat and necktie. Some doctors say physicians should wear short sleeves instead because coats carry germs. Others maintain the white coat isn’t a germ colony, but rather is a source …

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Food Insecurity

>> November 22, 2015

Forty-nine million people in the US are food insecure– often unsure they’ll have three decent meals per day. The poor are also often forced to purchase foods that are poor in nutrition, which leads to high rates of obesity. Experts discuss reasons …

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Interrogation Tactics and False Confessions

>> November 15, 2015

Confessing to a crime that a person did not commit is a major reason for wrongful convictions. Scientists have found that the psychology of innocent people is a major reason for false confessions. Experts discuss the chain of events and psychology that allow …

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Your Medicine Cabinet

>> November 15, 2015

Most people’s medicine cabinet is a disorganized mess with problems that could prevent healing and even threaten health. A pharmacist advised what should be in your medicine cabinet and how to keep those medicines safe and effective. Guest …

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One More Year Inside Alzheimer’s

>> November 8, 2015

One year ago, we visited Greg O’Brien, a journalist attempting to document his own decline into early onset Alzheimer’s disease. Now he discusses the past year and the difficulties he’s meeting as his disease progresses. Guest …

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Thermogenesis and Weight Loss

>> November 8, 2015

The body uses extra calories to stay warm in cold conditions, creating heat through thermogenesis. However, it’s only recently that scientists have discovered one of the mechanisms the body uses for this–brown fat. Now they’re learning how to …

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Almost Addicted

>> November 1, 2015

People who use drugs, even those who are not addicted, are often destructively enabled by families. An expert explains why this occurs and what families have to do to break through their own denial as well as that of the user. Guest Information: Dr. Wesley …

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Preventing Misdiagnoses

>> November 1, 2015

Studies estimate that about five percent of diagnoses are wrong, leading treatment down the wrong road. Experts discuss why misdiagnoses occur, and a new Institute of Medicine report on how they might be prevented. Guest Information: Dr. Mark L. Graber, …

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Anti-Drunk Driving Technology

>> October 25, 2015

Government researchers and auto companies are developing a device called DADSS (Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety) that can in-obtrusively test whether a person is drunk as he attempts to start his car. If so, DADDS makes the car inoperable. Experts …

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The New Tech in Contact Lenses

>> October 25, 2015

Thirty million Americans wear contact lenses, but today’s high tech lenses are vastly superior to those of a few decades ago. Even so, most contact wearers don’t maintain their lenses correctly. An expert explains. Guest Information: Dr. April …

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Later Effects of Childhood Emotional Trauma (2015)

>> October 18, 2015

Scientists have learned that emotional trauma suffered as a child or adolescent has profound effects on a person’s physical health years later. Children who suffer multiple traumas such as loss of a parent and physical abuse are much more likely to experience …

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Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

>> October 18, 2015

As many as five percent of people diagnosed with Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s diseases may in reality have a treatable disorder caused by “water on the brain.” An expert and patient discuss. Guest Information: J.D. and Donna Cain, normal …

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Doctors’ Clothes: Reason to Change?

Food Insecurity

Interrogation Tactics and False Confessions

Your Medicine Cabinet

One More Year Inside Alzheimer’s

Thermogenesis and Weight Loss

Almost Addicted

Preventing Misdiagnoses

Anti-Drunk Driving Technology

The New Tech in Contact Lenses

Later Effects of Childhood Emotional Trauma (2015)

Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

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